"Cover crops for sustainable soil management is an exciting new book which brings together a wide range of foundational and cutting-edge information on the practice of cover cropping in regenerative soil management systems. The two editors, Sjoerd Duiker and Andy Clark, are widely recognised as pioneers of modern cover cropping in North America. Each chapter is authored by a team of top researchers from across North America and delves into different aspects of how cover crops support agroecosystems, including their role in optimising nutrient cycles, enhancing soil biology and biodiversity, managing pests and improving cash crop production. As a result, this book will be a must read for researchers, farmers and policymakers working with cover crops." (Professor Ray R. Weil, University of Maryland, USA) There is a growing body of research on cover crops as a key tool in regenerative agriculture, including their multifunctional role in making agricultural systems more resilient in the face of climate change. Cover crops for sustainable soil management provides a comprehensive review of the varied roles of cover crops in promoting soil health, how best to deploy them, as well as optimising use of different classes of cover crops in promoting soil health. The book also discusses the use of different classes of cover crops, including cool and warm season leguminous and gramineous cover crops, as well as non-leguminous broadleaf cover crops.

Edited by two world-renowned experts on cover crops, the book will be a standard reference for university and other researchers in crop and soil science departments researching regenerative, low-input and organic agriculture, farmers and growers, as well as government and other agencies supporting the transition to a more sustainable agriculture. Dr Sjoerd W. Duiker is Professor of Soil Management and Applied Soil Physics at The Pennsylvania State University, USA. He has made significant contributions to both research and extension in developing more sustainable soil management practices in such areas as no-till systems, the use of cover crops, mulches and more diverse crop rotations. He is a member of the Governing Board of the Northeast Cover Crops Council which brings together universities, farmers, government agencies and others to optimise cover crop use in the north-eastern states of the USA. Dr Andy Clark recently retired as National Communications Director of the USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program. The SARE Program operates under cooperative agreements between the University of Maryland, USA and the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Dr Clark led the communications arm of the SARE Program that was instrumental in developing and disseminating sustainable crop and livestock management practices in the United States.

As Communications Director, Dr Clark oversaw the development of more than 40 publications, including editing the Third Edition of the SARE publication Managing Cover Crops Profitably, widely regarded as the standard reference for farmers, agronomists and others interested in adoption of cover crops on farms in the United States.